BetaShares - Global Defence ETF
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- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- Level 46, 180 George Street Sydney Australia 2000
- IPO Date
- Oct 4, 2024
- Similar Companies
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- Betashares Global Defence ETF (ASX:ARMR) is an exchange-traded fund that provides targeted exposure to leading global companies in the defence sector by tracking the VettaFi Global Defence Leaders Index before fees and expenses. The ETF holds up to 60 pure-play companies headquartered in NATO member countries and major NATO allies, including Australia, Japan, and South Korea, that derive more than 50% of revenues from developing and manufacturing military equipment, defence technology, aerospace and defence systems, application software, research services, and construction machinery; top holdings include Lockheed Martin Corp (8.3%), Raytheon Technologies Corp (8.2%), Safran SA (8.0%), General Dynamics Corp (7.9%), and Palantir Technologies Inc (7.7%), with sector allocations led by aerospace and defence (83.5%) and geographic focus on the United States (64.2%), France (11.3%), Germany (7.7%), and Britain (6.9%). Launched on October 2, 2024, and managed by Betashares, a Sydney-based fund manager founded in 2009 with over $40 billion in assets under management, ARMR trades on the Australian Securities Exchange and targets investors seeking capital growth in a high-volatility satellite allocation within diversified portfolios. In its most recent semi-annual rebalance on September 12, 2025, ARMR broadened its portfolio by adding ten new securities, including Hyundai Rotem Co Ltd (armoured vehicles for NATO allies), Karman Holdings Inc. (missile defence and space systems), DroneShield Limited (counter-drone solutions), Austal Ltd., and others, while deleting holdings such as CAE Inc., thereby enhancing exposure to land-power, emerging threats, and ASX-listed firms amid surging global defence spending. The fund maintains a 0.55% management fee, distributes at least annually with a 12-month yield of 2.2%, and has delivered a 51.51% return since inception as of late 2025.